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monkshood

noun monks·hood \ˈməŋ(k)s-ˌhd\

Medical Definition of MONKSHOOD

:  any plant of the genus Aconitum; especially :  a Eurasian herb (A. napellus) often cultivated for its showy white or purplish flowers that is extremely poisonous in all its parts—see aconite 2

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